In reflecting upon his life as a child star, actor Frankie Muniz made a unique admission about his drinking habits, or lack thereof. Muniz says not only has he never done drugs, but he hasn’t ever tried alcohol either.
“There’s times where I think back at the things I got to do when I was a child actor or… my early years of being an adult. And having stepped away from the entertainment world, from that business, kind of in the height of my career, like right when [‘Malcom in the Middle‘] ended… It allowed me to have a greater appreciation for life in general,” he told former “Jeopardy!” host Mayim Bialik on her podcast.
“Little things, as dumb as it sounds, of like moving to Scottsdale in 2008, I think saved my life,” he shared. “I’m 38. I’ve still never had a sip of alcohol. I’ve never done drugs. I’ve never done anything. So I don’t mean in that sense… of like, ‘Oh, I’m gonna go off the deep end’ like so many child actors do. I meant, I realized when I moved here, that I started looking up… This is so cheesy… but like I look at the sky. I looked at the trees,” he said of the transition away from Hollywood.
“I don’t know if I made a conscious decision, but it just stuck with me that I just was never gonna drink or do anything,” he reiterated.
Caroline Thayer is an entertainment writer. Follow Caroline Thayer on Twitter at @carolinejthayer and LinkedIn. Story tips can be sent to caroline.thayer@fox.com.
Leave a Reply